Labor

“We Will Win”: For the First Time in 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out on Strike

In an interview, one striking teacher explains how community support is providing energy and optimism on the picket line.

Kip Hedges

This Is How Starbucks Workers Won a Union in Mesa, Arizona

Starbucks Workers United is now three for four in union elections held so far—and more are on the way.

Saurav Sarkar

The Wisconsin Teachers Still Trying to Rebuild Unions After Scott Walker Gutted Them

A conversation with K-12 teachers in Hortonville and union organizers with the American Federation of Teachers.

Maximillian Alvarez

Workers Say They Breathe Polluted Air at “Green” Insulation Facility

Kingspan employees in Santa Ana, California are demanding improved health protections—and a fair process to organize.

Mindy Isser

Unions Stand With Exploited Immigrant Demolition Workers in NYC

A conversation with Chaz Rynkiewicz, vice president of Laborers Local 79.

Maximillian Alvarez

“Queremos Vivir”: The Workers Who Wouldn’t Die for the Pentagon

Maquiladora workers in the border city of Mexicali strike against working conditions.

Maurizio Guerrero

The Political Transformation That Happens When Workers Speak for Themselves

On the importance of deep conversations—and listening.

Maximillian Alvarez

"We Are Fed Up": A Second Mexican Auto Plant Moves to Organize Independent Union

Maquiladora workers in a border city are trying to oust their employer-friendly union, and switch to a truly independent one.

Luis Feliz Leon

Sanitation Strike Not a Waste

A sanitation workers strike ended in defeat, but it was a good fight garnering national support.

Hamilton Nolan

Sanitation Workers Win Raise After Going on Strike—With Community Support

"This contract isn’t everything we believe we deserve, but it’s enough to go back to work and go back to taking care of our communities.”

James Stout